Xylophanes chiron

Xylophanes chiron
Upperside
Underside
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Xylophanes
Species:	X. chiron
Binomial name
Xylophanes chiron (Drury, 1771)
Synonyms
Sphinx chiron Drury, 1773 Sphinx sagittata Goeze, 1780 Sphinx butus Fabricius, 1787 Choerocampa druryi Boisduval, 1875 Choerocampa haitensis Butler, 1875 Sphinx chiron nechus Cramer, 1777 Xylophanes chiron martiniquensis Kernbach, 1964

Xylophanes chiron is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1771.

Distribution

It can be found in Mexico down to northern Argentina and in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica.

Description

The wingspan range is 77–81 mm.

Biology

The larvae feed on Rubiaceae species.

Subspecies

• Xylophanes chiron chiron
• Xylophanes chiron cubanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Cuba)
• Xylophanes chiron lucianus Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Dominica)
• Xylophanes chiron nechus (Cramer, 1777) (Brazil)

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  Female Xylophanes chiron nechus
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  Female underside Xylophanes chiron nechus
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  Male Xylophanes chiron nechus
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  Male underside Xylophanes chiron nechus

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  Female Xylophanes chiron lucianus
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  Female underside Xylophanes chiron lucianus
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  Male Xylophanes chiron cubanus
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  Male underside Xylophanes chiron cubanus

External links

• Xylophanes chiron Sphingidae of the Americas